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I am Batman: I am Batmanre: I am BatmanIf I understand this correctly... they'll pay for your Phone usage but not your data, correct? First off, I'd say that's odd in this day and age. Usually I see that companies pay for Both or None.In any case, it sounds like you're...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Cellular phones, dork, Batman, phone, RIM BlackBerry, belt; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Teenager admits eBay domain hijack: Teenager admits eBay domain hijackBook em up DannoJust for fun, lets lock him up for a year.The REGISTRAR should face the charges!Erroneous transfers indicate sloppy security. This is not a true hijack.It is akin to a bank error. Sure, the banks want the responsibility for the error off...; Tags: Domain names, eBay Inc., domain, Dork, registrar; Discussion threads 2004-09-08

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My Awesome IT Job: Chief architect, The Hive: Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here's a new Friday feature at The IT Grind showcasing IT professionals that love their work....; Tags: Information Technology, Chief Architect, Hobby, Home Entertainment, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Strategy, Programming Languages, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Management, Software Development, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-11
News to know: Vista reliability; Nokia-Symbian; Open source drivers; diversITy: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Improving Windows Vista's reliability Mary Jo Foley: Gates hints about Microsoft's cloud futures on his way out How many people does it take to fill Bill Gates' shoes? Dennis Howlett: Time to...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Phone, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Symbian Inc., Open Source, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, David Grober; Blog posts 2008-06-24
Are you a dual mobile phone-carrying superhero dork?: In various blogosphere responses to my previous piece in which I discussed the poor broadband alternatives and the sad outlook for FIOS in my sleepy New Jersey suburban town, I was accused of being a "whiner" for not "sucking up" the additional costs of having to pay for the overages...; Tags: Phone, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Phone Number, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-06-23

Aliph releases new Jawbone that is 50% smaller than the original: IMHO, one of the best Bluetooth headsets you can buy after getting the swing of putting it on and off is the Aliph Jawbone. Today the announced a new model that has several improvements that look like they actually listened to what consumer wanted changed. There should be one at...; Tags: Gram, Battery, AT&T Corp., Model, Aliph Jawbone, Battery Life, Engineering, Retail, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Performance profiles for Vista: Performance profiles for VistaHard to make any substantive changesEven if you did find a stable tweak, there's a good chance MS would come along and dork it for you, particularly on Vista. 36 updates and counting:[b]Another surprise: There were 36 other necessary updates, mainly security, bug fixes and enhancements....; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Microsoft Windows Vista, game, performance; Discussion threads 2007-11-29
Is Facebook banking that you're a beacon of egomania?: Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk writes that the greatest commercial battle currently is between the ad and the algorithm, between predictability and "ticklability." Facebook needs to figure out how to make its users feel like they aren't being sold up the river. Even when you go to...; Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, Banking, Chris, Chris Matyszczyk; Blog posts 2007-11-26
Apple admits to 'misleading' Leopard firewall settings: Apple admits to 'misleading' Leopard firewall settingsDoes not computer. AAAAAARRRRGHHHH!!!!![i]Apple has fessed up to at least three serious design weaknesses in the new application-based firewall that ships with Mac OS X Leopard.[/i]But, but, but, I posted and I posted and I posted about how Leopard was perfect and secure and...; Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, Now Let, Microsoft Windows Vista, firewall, Apple Inc., Leopard; Discussion threads 2007-11-15
News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack. Mozilla plugs 10 more Firefox holes. Heather Clancy: Green business backlash: We could see this coming. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - Installation walk-through. Gallery. Christopher Dawson: Microsoft matters less...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Speaker, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Wireless, Flaw, Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-22
AT&T's Randall Stephenson: Don't dork up the rules: AT&T's Randall Stephenson: Don't dork up the rulesAT&T is concerned about their own...velocity of commerce. Just like every other corporation.What needs to be looked out for is the consumer. And just because AT&T pads their coffers it's not a sign it is best for the consumer and the economy...; Tags: Telephony, Regulations, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Strategy, AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-10-19
AT&T's Randall Stephenson: Don't dork up the rules: Following are quotes from AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson from his interview with John Battelle at the Web 2.0 Summit. On Net Neutrality We all want the same thing. We are kind of new in this, and we all want the...; Tags: Communication, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, Rule, Technology, Telephony, 3G, Web 2.0, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-10-19
Advanced Dork (xpi): Advanced Dork gives quick access to Google's Advanced Operators directly from the context menu. Advanced Dork main functions: Highlight any text, right click, and choose from over 15 Advanced Google Operators. This function can be disabled in the options menu; Right click anyware on the page with no text selected...; Tags: Google Inc., CP, Domain Names, Internet; Software downloads 2007-10-11
Bullseye on Google: Hackers expose holes in GMail, Blogspot, Search Appliance: [ UPDATE, October 1, 2007: Google has issued a fix for this issue. It's important that you check your filters to ensure your mailbox isn't compromised ] Google's security model is not holding up very well to scrutiny from hackers. In the past few...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Search Appliance, Victim, XSS, Hacker, Attack Technique, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-09-25
Al Gore collects interactive Emmy for Current TV: Al Gore collects interactive Emmy for Current TVWowMost of Gore's claims in his movie have been rebutted by actual climatologists, unlike Gore. His movie was full of sky-is-falling, scare tactics and his channel isn't being watched. Goes to show how irrelavent the Emmy's and other award shows really are.Gore the...; Tags: Al Gore, Emmy; Discussion threads 2007-09-17
Apple sells 1 million iPhones: Apple sells 1 million iPhonesThis is great news ,except for the MS users who wish Microsoft would have done the same . Calling all MS Trolls , Zealots , & Shills , why isn't your Goliath able to turn out great hits like Apples ?Cool......Pagan jimWhere's NonZealot when you need...; Tags: Desktops, No_Ax, Loverock Davidson, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2007-09-10
Ubuntu prepares 'Gutsy Gibbon': Ubuntu prepares 'Gutsy Gibbon'Ubuntu prepares 'Gutsy Gibbon'Who cares? It's the same crap as every other version of ubuntu and based on 30 year old technology. No one wants it. End users don't want to download it, then download the source, compile, hope it compiles clean, then install, then...; Tags: Operating systems, Patches, UNIX, Monitors & displays, OPEN SOURCE, Dumbrock, Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon, Linux; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
ZDNet deputy tester (lawyer) reviews Microsoft's LifeCam NX-6000 Webcam: ZDNet deputy tester lawyer reviews Microsoft's LifeCam NX-6000 WebcamHey, what kind of lawyer ........ submits a review without a disclaimer indemnifying all the parties involved? :)Bottom line...It JUST WORKSLike everything else coming out of Redmond these days, this new "web-cam" is the quintessentially "the bomb". We deployed it a...; Tags: Wi-Fi, Notebooks, harware, cam, Bluetooth, Microsoft Corp., kind-of, camera, Webcam; Discussion threads 2007-08-13
Apple monster update fixes iPhone, Safari, Mac OS X flaws: Apple monster update fixes iPhone, Safari, Mac OS X flawsGood lord Ryan , do you ever sleep ? ROTFLMAOI know I downloaded the updates & still haven't noticed any improvements . Perhaps it was under the hood ? I don't know ? I still have one major concern about OS...; Tags: Desktops, Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, NonZealot, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, Good lord Ryan, flaw, Monster, patch management, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X; Discussion threads 2007-07-31
Near-feature-complete Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 due later this week: Near-feature-complete Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 due later this weekDefinitionsOK, I guess I just didn't get the memo. The development flow I learned ([b]loooong[/b] years ago) [1] went like this:[u]* ...* feature complete[/u]* integration* alpha testing* lots of bug fixes[u]* beta release* lots of bug fixes[/u]* Repeat previous two...; Tags: Microsoft development tools, .NET, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Linux, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Microsoft Visual Studio; Discussion threads 2007-07-24